According to Ben Smith at Politico, voter turnout is high in Maine, approaching 50%, which may bode well for supporters of gay marriage: "Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap told me just now that turnout
there is far exceeding his projections -- news that would be good news
for backers of same-sex marriage. "We're seeing heavy and very steady turnout," he said, attributing
the surprise to the contested vote on a "people's veto" of a same-sex
marriage law driving Mainers to the polls."

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Will an 87-year old World War
II veteran play a key role in tomorrow's vote in Maine's gay marriage referendum? The Los Angeles Times seems to think it's possible: "Polls have shown an extremely tight race, and supporters of same-sex
marriage have been hoping to get a boost from [the] 87-year-old who has become the Internet face of opposition to Question
1. Close to 600,000 people have watched Philip Spooner on YouTube, recounting in a public hearing earlier this year the
wrenching sights of blood and death he saw in action and his belief
that the sacrifice was in support of a nation that extends equal rights
to all. Spooner, a lifelong Republican, and his late wife raised four sons,
one of whom is gay. It's unthinkable to him, he said in the tremulous
voice of old age, that three of his sons will enjoy rights denied to
the fourth. 'This is what we fought for in World War II,' he said, 'that idea that we can be different and still be equal.' Maine residents might be traditionalists by nature, but they also
have a reputation as independent sorts who take a live-and-let-live
attitude toward life. Spooner is, as gay-marriage supporters see him,
the epitome of that fierce independence."

According to a new Public Policy Polling survey, "public opinion on Question 1 in Maine, which would reject the state's
law allowing same sex couples to marry, is knotted up two weeks before
election day. 48% of voters in the state support it and 48% oppose it. With
most voters' minds made up the election is not really about persuasion
at this point but turnout. Even a small difference in the ability of
supporters and opponents of the referendum to get their folks out to
the polls could tip the scales with the issue this close. One
determining factor could be the age distribution of the electorate.
Senior citizens often dominate in low turnout elections and they're
strongest in their support of rejecting the law with 54% planning to
vote for Question 1 to 40% opposing it. Voters under 65 oppose the
referendum by a 50-46 margin but they'll have to come out if they're
going to combat the influence of the more conservative leaning older
voters."